Iranian Jurist Questions Legality Of Ex-Deputy Premier's Spy Trial

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A leading Iranian jurist today questioned the legality of the trial of former Deputy Prime Minister Abbas Amir Entezam on charges of spying for the Central Intelligence Agency.

In a message published in two Teheran newspapers, Sheik Ali Teherani, widely considered the most eminent Islamic legal expert in Iran, urged President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr to intervene in the trial, saying, ''It is, as you know, in some aspects illegal.''

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